CARC ANNOUCES WINNER OF 2017 ART CONTEST FOR FAIRGROUND MURAL

The Cultural Arts Rotary Club of Fresno is delighted to announce the 2017 K-12 Art Contest winners. Grand prize art entry from 12th grader Kayla Heflin of Central High School will be featured as a mural at the Fresno Fairgrounds Agricultural Building in Spring 2018.

The contest was open to all Fresno County students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The contest theme Protect Our Land, Air and Water Because We Feed the World, emphasizes the importance of working together to save the environment. The contest was sponsored by Rotary District 5230 Grant in partnership with Fresno Fairgrounds.

All entries will be featured in a public exhibit at Arte Americas Student Art Gallery throughout the month of January 2018. The entries from each division: high school, middle school, and elementary (1st place and honorable mention entries) will be recognized at Art Hop on January 4, 2018.

Cultural Arts Rotary Announces $12,350 in Grants for Youth

Cultural Arts Rotary announced its annual grant awards for the year, providing five organizations with atotal of $12,350. Award amounts ranged from $1,000 to $4,400.

The Fresno Arts Council received $4,400 to support local youth through the galleries and history of the Fresno Water Tower.

The Central High Wind Ensemble is performing at Carnegie Hall in March 2018, one of six groups invited. Two scholarships were provided for two young musicians to attend. The $3,500 award contributes toward their total fund-raising goal of $116,000.

Fresno EOC Sanctuary received $2,250 to support the filling of 200 stockings for youth at the Making Spirits Bright event for families and for survivors of human trafficking throughout the month of December. CARC members will assist with the filling of the stockings.

Fresno State’s Theatre for Young Audiences will bring four schools the Wondrous Tales of Old Japan production. It is a collection of Japanese folk tales presented in Kabuki theatre style. The award is $1,200.

Adventure Risk Challenge has been awarded $1,000.00 to be used for the purchase of curricular supplies and gear to support their Poetry and the Spoken Word Program.

Meet Judge Chittick who provides over Fresno’s Veterans Court (VTC). VTC’s are collaborative courts that offer rehabilitation as an alternative to incarceration.

Tuesday, November 7
Program: The Rotary Foundation

Join us and lean about the history of Rotary Foundation and how we are making a difference! The Rotary Foundation transforms gifts into service projects that change lives. During the past 100+ years, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing sustainable projects in the community and around the world. Cultural Arts Rotary Club is one of over 35,000 clubs that carry out sustainable service projects in six areas: promoting peace, providing clear water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local economics, and fighting disease.

Join us for a special celebration honoring the 2017 student recipient of the A.J. Parker-Foster Scholarship Memorial Award. Since 2012, Cultural Arts Rotary Club in partnership with the family of A.J. Parker Foster, has collaborated on a musical instrument project. Annually, a musical instrument has been given to a youth who has demonstrated a dedication to music, studies, and community contributions and who may not otherwise be able to afford the purchase.

Tuesday, November 21
There will be no club meeting today in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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